CN102725014A

CN102725014A - Vaccination syringe

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Publication number: CN102725014A
Application number: CN2010800508714A
Authority: CN
Inventors: C·S·索利; J·H·卡尔; C·C·拉弗蒂; I·约翰逊; E·希乌; A·里德
Original assignee: Unitract Syringe Pty Ltd
Current assignee: Unitract Syringe Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2009-11-11
Filing date: 2010-11-11
Publication date: 2012-10-10
Anticipated expiration: 2030-11-11
Also published as: ZA201204050B; JP6054744B2; JP2015192925A; CA2779731A1; NZ600456A; JP2013510597A; AU2010317660B2; US11058826B2; US20160175541A1; TWI564049B; CA2779731C; CN102725014B; WO2011057335A1; JP6165808B2; US9302056B2; SG10201407195WA; EP2498844A4; TW201125610A; AU2010317660A8; EP2498844A1

Abstract

A replaceable needle assembly is provided for a retractable, prefilled syringe comprising a barrel having a mounting member and a plunger, whereby the retractable needle can be replaced by a user without affecting the retraction mechanism. The replaceable needle assembly comprises a needle fitted to a retractable needle mount and a needle retainer. The needle mount is removably, screw-threadedly mountable to the mounting member of the barrel. The needle retainer comprises a plurality of fingers that releasably engage the retractable needle to thereby prevent inadvertent retraction of the retractable needle before engagement by the plunger. The plunger comprises a plunger seal comprising an outer member and an inner member that engages the needle for spring-driven retraction. At the end of retraction, a lock is formed between the plunger and barrel to prevent re-use of the syringe.

Description

Vaccine syringe

Technical field

The present invention relates to syringe.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of retractable syringe, it comprises interchangeable, retractable needle.

Background technology

The shared propagation that mainly can not grow HIV (HIV) and hepatitis between successive user through the behavior of thorough germ-resistant syringe; This can bring very serious consequence to the victim; And can bring very high cost to society, the victim is provided the support of medical attention aspect.The problem that also has can occur being among the medical professionalism personage, and to infected individuality, and unexpected syringe needle is stabbed and possibly will be caused infection when using syringe with medicine and vaccine injection for they.

In response to the problems referred to above, syringe has been developed to or the syringe needle closure mechanism is provided, or needle retraction mechanism is provided, thereby prevents to re-use and/or syringe needle is stabbed.

Yet a lot of retractable syringes like this have fixed syringe needle or highly special-purpose retractable needle assembly, and it can not be applied to crooked or deckle-edged syringe needle is replaced, and does not also allow user to select suitable needle sizes.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, at least a portion of the present invention is devoted to provide a kind of interchangeable needle assembly that is used for retractable syringe widely, and wherein retractable needle can be replaced by user, and can not have influence on retraction mechanism.

The present invention also is devoted to provide a kind of syringe widely, and it is applicable to installs interchangeable needle assembly.

The present invention also provides a kind of improved retraction mechanism widely, and it comprises retractable needle assembly and/or plunger element separately, this plunger retractable needle that can engage and withdraw.

In aspect first; The present invention provides a kind of interchangeable needle assembly that is used for retractable syringe, and this syringe comprises plunger and syringe, and this syringe comprises installation component; Said interchangeable needle assembly comprises: retractable needle, and it can engage through said plunger; Needle holder, it can be mounted to the installation component of said syringe removedly; And needle retainer.

In one embodiment, said needle holder comprises male element, and this male element can be received by the female element of said installation component.

Preferably, said needle holder comprises screw thread, and it is received by the complementary screw thread of said installation component in use.

In preferred embodiment, said needle retainer comprises a plurality of fingers, and said finger can engage said retractable needle, thereby prevents the accidental retraction of said retractable needle.

In aspect second, the present invention provides a kind of syringe that is used for retractable syringe, and said syringe comprises installation component, and interchangeable needle assembly can be mounted to this installation component removedly.

In one embodiment, said installation component comprises female element, and it receives the male element of the needle holder of said retractible, interchangeable needle assembly.

Preferably, said installation component comprises screw thread, and it receives the complementary screw thread of the mount pad of said interchangeable needle assembly in use.

Preferably, said syringe also comprises the needle seal that is attached to said installation component.

Preferably, said syringe comprises release component.

In one embodiment, said syringe also comprises hoop.

Preferably, said hoop comprises release component.

In aspect the 3rd, the invention provides the plunger of the retractable syringe that is used to include retractable needle, said plunger comprises: biasing device; Plunger member, it can be connected to control stick with discharging; The plunger housing; And plunger seal, it is mounted to said plunger member; Wherein, before withdrawal, said plunger member, control stick and plunger housing bulk phase maintain said biasing device ordinatedly and fill the ability state at first.

Suitably, said plunger comprises the syringe needle bonding part, and it can engage said retractable needle, thereby helps the withdrawal of said retractable needle.

In one embodiment, said plunger seal comprises inner member and external member.Preferably, said plunger seal comprises stop part, thereby prevents that said inner member from moving forward with respect to said external member, perhaps makes this move forward and minimize.Suitably, according to this embodiment, said inner member comprises said syringe needle bonding part.

Preferably; Thereby said plunger is arranged so that during being pressed into said plunger and sending the end of fluid contents of said retractable syringe; Said control stick can be disengaged from said plunger housing; Thereby help to release energy, so that make said control stick and said plunger member and the withdrawal of the said plunger member that connects with syringe needle from said biasing device.

Preferably, said syringe needle connects the said inner member of said sealing member.The advantage of this embodiment is, because the external member of sealing member keeps static during withdrawing, so the withdrawal inner member is needed and " skid force " of connection syringe needle can reduce relatively.

Suitably, said biasing member is can be with any device of releasable stored in form energy, for example spring, elastic device or the like.

Preferably, said biasing device is a spring.

In aspect the 4th, the invention provides a kind of kit of retractable syringe, it comprises the combination of plunger of the syringe that is filled with fluid contents in advance and said the 3rd aspect of said second aspect; And a plurality of needle assemblies according to said first aspect.

In an embodiment of the kit of retractable syringe, said a plurality of needle assemblies comprise 0.5 inch syringe needle, 1.0 inches syringe needle and 1.5 inches syringe needle respectively.

In aspect the 5th, the present invention provides a kind of retractable syringe, and it comprises: the interchangeable needle assembly of said first aspect be mounted to removedly said second aspect syringe; And/or the plunger of said the 3rd aspect.

In one embodiment; Described retractable syringe also is included in the lock that forms between the hoop of said plunger housing and said syringe, and this prevents or hindered said plunger housing to remove from said retractable syringe after being locked in said retractable needle withdrawal.

Preferably, said retractable syringe is the retractable syringe of loading in advance.

In aspect the 6th, the present invention provides a kind of method of operating retractable syringe, and it may further comprise the steps: the syringe that interchangeable needle assembly is mounted to removedly the retractable syringe that is filled with fluid contents in advance.

Preferably, said method comprising the steps of: before said interchangeable needle assembly is mounted to said syringe removedly, the installation component of chock plug from said syringe removed.

In one embodiment, said method comprising the steps of: the installation component that the needle holder screw thread of said interchangeable needle assembly is mounted to said syringe.

In aspect the 7th; The present invention provides a kind of method of making the syringe of preparatory filling; It may further comprise the steps: in injector syringe, connect plunger and plunger seal; Wherein said injector syringe includes the interchangeable needle assembly in fluid contents and chock plug member or said first aspect, and this chock plug member is installed on the said injector syringe, and the interchangeable needle assembly in this said first aspect is installed on the said injector syringe.

Spread all over this description; Remove and non-exclusively point out; Otherwise " comprise ", " comprising " and " including " be to be used for comprising of non-exclusionism matter, so the whole or whole set of statement can comprise one or more integral body or whole set that not have statement in addition.

Description of drawings

With reference to accompanying drawing non-limiting embodiment of the present invention is described below, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of retractable syringe;

Fig. 2 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of plunger;

Fig. 3 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of interchangeable needle assembly;

Fig. 4 A is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of the syringe before chock plug removes, and Fig. 4 B has shown that interchangeable needle assembly is installed to the cross sectional view of syringe installation component;

Fig. 5 is the cross sectional view of plug engages needle assembly before needle retracted;

Fig. 6 has shown that plunger, plunger rod and retractable needles epicranium spring drive the cross sectional view of withdrawal;

Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view that has shown the embodiment of the retractable syringe after the retractable needle withdrawal.

The specific embodiment

With reference to shown in Figure 1, the embodiment of syringe 10 comprises syringe 11 and plunger 20, and slidably and can axially move, this plunger 20 has plunger member 50 and plunger housing 21 to this plunger 20 in syringe 11.Interchangeable needle assembly 30 comprises retractable needle 39, and this retractable needle 39 comprises sleeve pipe 31, spike body 32, needle holder 36 and needle retainer 35, and this spike body 32 comprises plug engages foot 33, and this needle holder 36 has threaded portion 370.Sealing member 80 is mounted to the protuberance 52 of plunger member 50.Syringe 11 comprises plunger end 12, has hoop (collar) 13, this hoop to comprise in this location, plunger end 12 places and discharges ring 14, and this release ring 14 has edge 141.Syringe 11 also comprises the syringe needle end 15 with installation component 16, on this installation component 16, interchangeable needle assembly 30 can be installed.Installation component 16 comprises screw thread 17, and this installation component 16 typically is glued at the inside of the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11, perhaps otherwise firmly sticks on the inside of the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11.Needle seal 40 also is installed in the inside of the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11 in the back of installation component 16 (just near user).The sealing substrate 41 of needle seal 40 seals facing to the inside 18 of syringe, and body 42 is attached to installation component 16 simultaneously.

With reference now to shown in Figure 2,, plunger 20 comprises the plunger housing 21 with skirt 22, and this skirt 22 has flange 23, and this flange 23 comprises that inner periphery gives prominence to frame 24.Skirt 22 also comprises stage portion 27 at skirt 22 near an end of user.Plunger housing 21 also comprises the arm 28 with shoulder 29.Control stick 60 is connected to plunger member 50 releasedly through frangible connecting portion 61.Control stick also comprises axostylus axostyle 62, button 63 and trigger part 64, and this button 63 can the person of being used be operated, and this trigger part 64 comprises recess 65.In this embodiment, biasing device is a spring 70.Before withdrawal, engage the outstanding frame 24 of inner periphery releasedly through recess 65, and make the flange 23 of trigger part 64 engage pistons housings 21 of control stick 60.Make spring 70 remain on the state of initial compression like this, promptly be compressed between the annular substrates 51 of interior shoulder 25 and plunger member 50 of plunger housing.In this article, " initial compression " is meant that before retractable syringe uses spring 70 is in the state of compression (just filled can state).

Plunger member 50 also comprises the protuberance 52 that is attached to plunger seal 80, and this protuberance 52 is the threaded portion in this embodiment.Plunger seal 80 comprises the inner member 81 and external member 82 that connects releasedly.Between the outstanding frame 87 of the shoulder 86 of inner member 81 and external member 82, form stop part 85; Thereby prevent that inner member 81 is with respect to external member 82 unnecessary moving forward the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11 (just towards); Or this unnecessary moving forward is minimized, when plunger 20 is inserted in the syringe 10 at first, be like this especially particularly.Stop part 85 optionally allow during withdrawing, to make inner member 81 with respect to external member 82 towards the moving axially of user, this will make a more detailed description hereinafter.Inner member 81 also comprises complementary compatible portion 83 and plug engages groove 84, and this complementation compatible portion 83 is used to receive and engage the pin 33 of spike body 32, and these plug engages groove 84 screw threads are installed to the protuberance 52 of plunger member 50.External member 82 seals facing to the inwall 18 of syringe, thereby prevents that liquid from leaking from fluid space 19.It is also noted that inner member 81 provides liquid-tight sealing with external member 82 at inner contact surface 88 places.Although do not illustrate, complementary annular protruding rib and groove can be increased to inner member 81 and external member 82, perhaps be provided with conversely, thus the effect of increase fluid tight seal.

As shown in Figure 3; Interchangeable needle assembly 30 comprises retractable needle 39; This retractable needle 39 comprises sleeve pipe 31, spike body 32, needle retainer 35 and needle holder 36; This spike body 32 comprises plug engages foot 33 and

shoulder

34A, 34B, and this needle holder 36 has " sun " threaded portion 370.Needle retainer 35 also comprises

finger

37A, 37B, and said

finger

37A, 37B bear against shoulder 34A, the 34B of spike body 32 respectively, and it remains on retractable needle 39 in the needle assembly 30, and prevents retractable needle 39 accidental retraction.Such maintenance function can stand the power of maximum 6N, but still allows the spring of retractable needle 39 to drive withdrawal, and this will make a more detailed description hereinafter.The advantage of arranging like this is, does not need other structure (for example ejector member) to come from the

finger

37A, 37B to discharge retractable needle 39.If for example stand " syringe needle pulling " power 39 from needle assembly 30, the inadvertent catapulting that complementary angled 38A, B, C and D also can help to prevent retractable needle goes out.

Shown in Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B, syringe 10 typically is provided with the fluid contents of preparatory filling, and for example vaccine still is not limited to this.Can find out obviously that from Fig. 4 A before using, the chock plug 90 that includes threaded portion 91 has been configured in the complementary screw thread 17 of installation component 16 at 15 places, syringe needle end of syringe 11, thus sealing syringe 11.Chock plug 90 can screw out according to that kind of arrow indication then, and the person of being used removes, thereby makes interchangeable needle assembly 30 to be installed as the complementary screw thread 17 that engages in the installation component 16 through the screw thread in the needle holder 36 35.Interchangeable needle assembly 30 can have the removable lid (figure does not show) that is used for sleeve pipe 31, and also can have the thread cap (figure does not show) of the screw thread 35 in needle holder of being mounted to 36.In case these lids are removed, and needle assembly is installed to syringe 11, and syringe 10 has used being used to regard to ready so.It is understandable that interchangeable needle assembly 30 permission user replace and buckle or deckle-edged syringe needle.And the size that user can be selected to be fit to or the syringe needle of specification are to make things convenient for drug delivery.

With reference to shown in Figure 5, in use, plunger 20 axially moves towards the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11 along the direction of filled arrows, thus the fluid contents of sending syringe 10.Arrive or during approaching end when plunger 20 is pressed into, the complementary compatible portion 83 of interior sealing 81 receives and the engagement legs 33 of bayonet socket-locked needle body 32.Can effectively interchangeable syringe needle 39 be connected to plunger member 50 like this, as shown in Figure 5.Though will also be appreciated that this embodiment has been described carries out sun-the moon and engage between pin 33 and complementary compatible portion 83, opposite arrangement also can be expected.

The event order of occurrence that is used for control retractable needle 39 convenient and withdraws is described below.

Allow plunger 20 direction of solid arrow in Fig. 5 to continue mobile through sealing member 80 and needle seal 40 (sealing part 80 is formed by compressible material with needle seal 40); And allow plunger housing 21 to continue to move up to discharging ring 14 and bear against the arm 64 of control stick 60, thereby trigger part 64 direction of arrow in Fig. 5 is radially moved inward towards the syringe needle end 15 of syringe 11.This makes recess 65 break away from from the outstanding frame 24 of inner periphery, discharges from plunger housing 21 thereby cause control stick 60.This makes that the spring 70 of initial compression is removed compression and pressure bears against the annular substrates 51 of plunger member 50, thereby withdraws plunger member 50 and the control stick that is connected 60.Because enough big power makes plunger member 50 withdraw, thereby makes spike body 32 spin off from finger 37A, the 37B of needle retainer 35.At this moment; The inner member 81 of plunger seal 80 breaks away from external member 82 and connects; And move axially towards user; Thereby make the direction withdrawal (be withdrawn into the inside of plunger housing 21, this plunger housing 21 keeps static with respect to syringe 11) of the sleeve pipe 31 be attached to inner member 81 (this inner member 81 is mounted to plunger member 50) and spike body 32 arrow in Fig. 6.

Therefore, control stick 60 withdrawals, the speed of its withdrawal can be controlled facing to the pressure (the for example pressure of thumb) of control knob 63 releases through user.As shown in Figure 7, when the stage portion 27 in the plunger housing 21 was adjoined in the substrate 51 of first plunger member 50, above-mentioned retraction operation was accomplished, and this plunger housing 21 is immobilized during the withdrawal of plunger member 50 and control stick 60.Needle seal 40, needle holder 36 and needle retainer 35 same 15 places, syringe needle end that keep being still in syringe 11.

Like Fig. 6 and shown in Figure 7; Be pressed into the latter stage of plunger 20 with the injection of the fluid contents of accomplishing syringe 10; Lock 90 is formed between the locking member; Said locking member forms shoulder 29 at the arm 28 of plunger end 12 place's plunger housings 21 of syringe 11 and is locked on the inner edge 141 of the release ring 14 of hoop 13, thereby prevents that plunger housing 21 from withdrawing from from syringe 11.This also helps easily to remove control stick 60, and this control stick 60 leaves plunger member 50 through making control stick 60 break at frangible connecting portion 61 places, thereby can manually remove from syringe 10.Then, control stick 60 can be used as " cleaning " rubbish and abandons, and has the syringe 10 that remains on syringe 11 inner plunger housing 21 and plunger member 50 and stay, and handles to be used for compacter medical waste.

Description according to the front it is understandable that; The invention provides a kind of simple, firm and cheap relatively syringe; This syringe can automatically not damage by the assistance of user or by the very little assistance of user; Thereby prevent that syringe from re-using or preventing that syringe needle from stabbing user, perhaps make syringe re-use or prevent that syringe needle from stabbing the minimizing possibility of user.

And interchangeable needle assembly allows user to select the syringe needle of the appropriate size of different size or needle length, thus and/or replace those and buckle or deckle-edged syringe needle.Another advantage of retractable syringe described here is; It can hold syringe needle and encapsulation fully when withdrawal; The variation maximum of needle length can arrive 1.5 inches (approximately 3.8cm), thereby for user very big motility is provided.

Spread all over this description, be intended to preferred implementation of the present invention is described, but be not the specific collection that the present invention is defined as any one embodiment or technical characterictic.Without departing from the invention, can to describe and illustrated embodiment carries out various changes and modification.

Each patent that relates in this manual and disclosure, computer program and the algorithm of scientific and technical literature are combined into one through quoting of its full content.

Claims

1. interchangeable needle assembly that is used for retractable syringe; Said syringe comprises plunger and syringe; This syringe comprises installation component; Said interchangeable needle assembly comprises: retractable needle, and it can be engaged through said plunger, thereby is convenient to the withdrawal of said retractable needle; Needle holder, it can be mounted to the installation component of said syringe with removing; And needle retainer, it is used to prevent the accidental retraction of said retractable needle.

2. interchangeable needle assembly according to claim 1, wherein said needle holder comprises male element, this male element can be received by the female element of said installation component.

3. interchangeable needle assembly according to claim 2, wherein said needle holder comprises screw thread, it receives the complementary screw thread of said installation component in use.

4. according to the interchangeable needle assembly of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein said needle retainer comprises a plurality of fingers, and said finger can engage said retractable needle with discharging, thereby prevents the accidental retraction of said retractable needle.

5. interchangeable needle assembly according to claim 4, wherein when said a plurality of fingers engaged with said retractable needle, in said retracted, said a plurality of fingers can discharge from said retractable needle.

6. syringe that is used for retractable syringe, said syringe comprises installation component, the retractable needle seat of interchangeable needle assembly can be mounted to this installation component removedly.

7. syringe according to claim 6, wherein said installation component comprises female element, it receives the male element of the needle holder of said retractible, interchangeable needle assembly.

8. syringe according to claim 7, wherein said installation component comprises screw thread, it receives the complementary screw thread of the mount pad of said interchangeable needle assembly in use.

9. according to each described syringe of claim 6 to 8, wherein said syringe also comprises the needle seal that is attached to said installation component.

10. according to each described syringe of claim 6 to 9, it also comprises hoop.

11. syringe according to claim 10, wherein said hoop comprises release component.

12. according to claim 10 or 11 described syringes, wherein said hoop comprises one or more locking members, it can be locked with one or more locking members formation of plunger after withdrawal.

13. according to each described syringe of claim 6 to 12, comprise be installed on it according to each described interchangeable needle assembly of claim 1 to 5.

14. a plunger that is used for retractable syringe, said plunger comprises: biasing device; Plunger member, it can be connected to control stick with discharging; The plunger housing; And plunger seal, it is mounted to said plunger member, and said plunger seal comprises the inner member and the external member that can connect with discharging; Wherein, before withdrawal, said plunger member, control stick and plunger housing bulk phase maintain said biasing device ordinatedly and fill the ability state at first.

15. plunger according to claim 14, wherein said plunger seal comprises stop part, thereby prevents that said inner member from moving forward with respect to said external member, perhaps makes this move forward and minimize.

16. according to claim 14 or 15 described plungers, wherein said inner member comprises the syringe needle bonding part.

17. according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 16, wherein said control stick comprises arm, this arm is initial before withdrawal to engage said plunger housing, and fill at first can state thereby before withdrawal, help said biasing device maintained.

18. according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 17; Be arranged so that and be pressed into the last stage of said plunger with the fluid contents of sending said retractable syringe; Said control stick can be disengaged from said plunger housing; Thereby help to release energy, so that the plunger member withdrawal that makes said control stick and said plunger member and connect with said syringe needle from said biasing device.

19. according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 18, wherein said biasing device is a spring.

20. according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 19, wherein said outer plunger comprises one or more locking members, it can form lock with syringe after withdrawal.

21. the kit of a retractable syringe comprises each the described syringe of claim 6 to 13 that is filled with fluid contents in advance and the combination of each described plunger of claim 14 to 20; And it is a plurality of according to each described interchangeable needle assembly of claim 1 to 5.

22. the kit of retractable syringe according to claim 21, wherein said a plurality of needle assemblies comprise 0.5 inch syringe needle, 1.0 inches syringe needle and 1.5 inches syringe needle respectively.

23. according to the kit of claim 21 or 22 described retractable syringes, it comprises chock plug, this chock plug can be mounted to the installation component of said syringe with removing.

24. retractable syringe; Comprise: claim 1 to 5 each described interchangeable needle assembly and plunger; This interchangeable needle assembly can be mounted to each described syringe of claim 6 to 13 with removing, and said plunger can engage retractable needle.

25. retractable syringe according to claim 24, wherein said plunger are according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 20.

26. retractable syringe according to claim 25; Also be included in the lock that forms between the locking member separately of hoop of said plunger housing and said syringe, this prevents or has hindered said plunger housing to remove from said retractable syringe after being locked in said retractable needle withdrawal.

27. according to claim 25 or 26 described retractable syringes, it is the retractable syringe of loading in advance.

28. method of operating retractable syringe; This syringe includes syringe and plunger; Said method comprising the steps of: the syringe that interchangeable needle assembly can be mounted to with removing the retractable syringe that is filled with fluid contents in advance; Said interchangeable needle assembly comprises: retractable needle, and it can engage through said plunger, thereby is convenient to the withdrawal of said retractable needle; Needle holder, it can be mounted to said syringe removedly; And needle retainer, it is used to prevent the accidental retraction of said retractable needle.

29. method according to claim 28, it may further comprise the steps: before said interchangeable needle assembly is mounted to said installation component removedly, the installation component of chock plug from said syringe removed.

30. according to claim 28 or 29 described methods, it may further comprise the steps: the installation component that the needle holder screw thread of said interchangeable needle assembly is mounted to said syringe.

31. according to each described method of claim 28 to 30, wherein said interchangeable needle assembly is according to each described interchangeable needle assembly of claim 1 to 5; Said syringe is according to each described syringe of claim 6 to 13; And/or said plunger is according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 20.

32. method of making the syringe of loading in advance; May further comprise the steps: in injector syringe, connect plunger and plunger seal; Wherein said injector syringe is filled with fluid contents in advance, and said injector syringe comprises chock plug member mounted thereto removedly or interchangeable needle assembly mounted thereto removedly.

33. according to each described method of claim 28 to 32, wherein said interchangeable needle assembly is according to each described interchangeable needle assembly of claim 1 to 5; Said syringe is according to each described syringe of claim 6 to 13; And/or said plunger is according to each described plunger of claim 14 to 20.